Bitter gourd is a common vegetables, belonging to the Cucurbitaceae bitter gourd. Into the early Ming Dynasty in China, mainly in the southern provinces cultivation. Balsam pear contains protein, fat, carbohydrates, such as high, especially vitamin C content per 100 grams as high as 84 mg. In addition, it contains crude fiber, carotene, bitter gourd glycosides, phosphorus, iron and a variety of minerals, a variety of amino acids, and so on. Chinese medicine, bitter gourd Wei Ku, of cold, heat can Xiehuo, known as "drug vegetables" reputation.

Common methods of food can be cooked into a variety of bitter melon flavor dishes, can Qiesi, slices, cuts, condiments or individually to do Yao. Many bitter gourd specializes all over the country, such as green peppers fried bitter gourd, bitter gourd burning sauce, dry Bian bitter gourd, bitter gourd roasted meat, bitter melon foam acid, bitter gourd stewing beef, such as bitter gourd Don owls. Just eat the bitter gourd Most people do not like the bitterness Tainong, first cut Guapian (wire) Add to the boiling water pot Cuan, or placed in non-oil Reguo stem Bian for a while, or in the salted, Can be less bitter taste and flavor are still existent. Dehydration can also be processed into dry melon, long-term storage of food for winter and spring.

Tips for the selection of the bitter gourd bitter melon fruit crisp tender, slightly bitter flavor and taste-Gan, the taste of this special flavor, stimulate the appetite role. Mature fruit to reduce bitterness, sugar, but the meat soft cotton, taste some稍差. Bitter gourd on a one of the fruit, bitter melon is good or bad judgement of character. The more particles larger full, said Guarou more thick; particles smaller Guarou relatively thin. If a yellow rind that has been cooked, the flesh soft enough crisp, should have lost the taste. Weight to about 500 grams for good.

Good health of the bitter gourd with anti-malarial quinoline-ning, quinoline-central body temperature can be controlled, bitter gourd has Qingrejiedu effect. Bitter melon contains more lipoprotein, can enhance human immunity, the occurrence of cancer cells to resist, people often eat to enhance the physique. Bitter gourd by the bitter gourd peptide containing material quickly reduce blood sugar, blood lipid regulating the function, can prevent diabetes complications and improve. Therefore, nutritionists and doctors recommended in the elderly suffering from diabetes and more eating bitter gourd.

Bitter gourd is not only rich in vitamin C and contain biological flavonoids, increased permeability of blood vessels and cardiovascular protection. Bitter melon is also available in the slimming effects of thin, because of bitter gourd, contains a lot of fat in the Qing. To friends as long as a day of thin eat two to three bitter gourd, the best Liangban eat, there will be tangible results.